'ALLOTMENT HEAVEN' An Allotment blog - a journey in allotmenteering which began in February 2008.

Tuesday, 26 October 2010

A Taste of Autumn at RHS Wisley

On Friday we went to the Autumn festival at RHS Wisley. It wasn't as good as I expected it to be, but it was a lovely sunny day and the grounds at Wisley were showing all the beautiful autumnal colours, and also signs of the severe frosts we had recently, lots of plants were blackened by the frost just as mine were at home in the garden, especially my dahlias which have now all been lifted and drying off to store over winter.﻿

It was heaven there for 'Foodies' as most of the stalls were food. There was cheeses, pickles, jams, wine, cordials, oils, and lot's more, all delicious (well I had to have a free taster !!) and not the usual supermarket buys. I'm not sure I would go again, but as we were passing to go to my son's anyway we thought we would go and see what the festival was like.

We visit Wisley often as I am a member of the RHS and I do love it there. The shop and garden centre are both so good with lots of wonderful gift ideas at this time of year. The restaurants ( there are a couple of them) are also very good value and the portions are very generous.

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There were lots of apples

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Stripey English Apples, I have never seen these before !!

Beautiful Seeds

Fabulous Pumpkins, some I've never seen before and now want to grow next year

Wow I love all the colours and shapes. I have been wanting to grow some gourds, think that is what they are called. I have grown pumpkin, so easy and it makes such a great soup, curry and lantern!I ahve not been to wisley but it is on my list.Cx

Hi RobD, I can understand that it would be beneficial if you had an unidentified apple tree, there were lots of people at the advice table in the apple tent. .....................CAROLE thanks for the comment, I agree pumpkins make amazing soup and curry, also lovely roasted with other veggies with added garlic and rosemary. ...................VEGETABLE HEAVEN, thanks for the comment. I don't have a lot of luck growing Irises, so have never seen those amazing seed heads before, I hope yours grow well for you. ...................Ha Ha Benji nice one !!!!! ....................Hi FER, I took a little look at your blog the plant markets in Japan look very good. Have you only got a balcony ? as pumpkins take up a lot of room, but are great to grow and are so delicious.

greetings! it's been way too long since i made my way over to your magnificent allotment heaven! and this visit is no exception to the excitement of each visit! as always, your images and commentary are wonderful - hope your world is holding you and yours gently - best wishes - gypsy

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I started this blog in November 2008. I didn't know where it would go or even if I would keep at it. But here I am now into April 2014 and still blogging and enjoying it. I still remember the excitement when I got my first comment, and now I even have followers, amazing !! I also follow and read a lot of brillient blogs and have made some lovely friends in the blogging world.

It's also very useful keeping a diary about my allotment and it serves as a personal record of my achievements and of my failures. In fact when I re-read some of my older entries it makes me wonder how I managed back then to find the time to get the allotment plot up to the planting and growing stage, but I did and I grew a great variety of vegetables and fruit in my first year, and it's just got better.

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Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,Enwrought with the golden and silver lightThe blue and the dim and the dark clothsOf night and light and the half-light,I would spread the cloths under your feetBut I, being poor, have only my dreams;I have spread my dreams beneath your feet;Tread softly because you tread on my dreams...